5 things meme~
LOL, I had to disable my custom style because of how TL;DR this got. XD
Comment to this post and I will give you five subjects/things I associate with you. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.
Set tagged by Ichiberrys angeldusting
1. Ammy~
2. Sketches
3. Snugglins~
4. Selphie
5. Derp. (AND I MEAN THIS IN THE MOST LOVINGLY WAY POSSIBLE~)
1. Ammy
I SWEAR I WASN'T ADDICTED TO BEGIN WITH. I have no idea. I saw the trailers for Okami years~ before it was released, back when the first promo stuff was coming out. Even then I was all ":OOOOOO" over it, couldn't wait to get my own copy. Years came and went, I goofed up, didn't hear when it was released. And then, a magical thing happened and I spotted it in a gameshop. Actually having the money on me, I yoinked it off the shelf so hard I think I made the cashier dizzy. LUCKILY my mom wasn't feeling so good, and wanted a distraction. So in went Okami and within three days of near nonstop gaming, I was practically married to it. And then I found the icons of gajinka Ammy. I was so sold. Got all the way to the final dungeon, made a journal for her and dropped her into Sages of Chaos and Dear Mun to get a feel for how I would give her a voice, then apped her in both Template and Crucible at the same time. I HAVE NO REGRETS.
Since then she's totally grown on me. She's the derpiest character I've ever played (moar on derp later), is absolutely drama-free (well, she has her moments, but they don't last), and how could you hate that face? It might be a stupid-looking face, but really. FLUFFY DUMB PUPPY. It's like Narufox only bigger and with a potential for badass. Can I say I'm looking forward to a situation where I can pull out all the stops and have her royally kick ass? Yes. Do want battle Ammy. That's what I love about her, she's a goofball, a space case, thick headed, a bottomless pit for food, and can immediately turn around and kick butt and take names. Where can you go wrong with this? Also, she falls asleep when people TL;DR on her. Need to do that more in-game.
2. Sketches
FFFF, SKETCHES. Let me tell you something. If I can't take my sketchbook or a piece of paper and a pen somewhere, I practically break out in sweat. My shoulder bag goes with me everywhere, and I always keep a notebook in it even if my sketchbooks are too heavy for me. I AM MARRIED TO MY SKETCHBOOKS. I can hardly ever finish a piece, most of the books are full of half-finished retarded pencil sketches, but I can whip out a handful of them in half an hour. I love doing it. Sketching random retarded rp moments is a sign of love. I'm too broke to buy a proper present? Expect a drawing. I may not get it done on time, but I never forget a promise for sketches.
Also I have a history of spamming whatever RP I'm in with massive drawing-dumps. It never happened with Template, because I was concerned that I'd either get in trouble or that no one would care, but I have lots of old posts here in my personal journal of Template-inspired art. Admittedly, most of it is Team Sunshine hijinks and DMC stuff, but that is Kitty and Teagan's fault. They got me into this stuff. Which reminds me, I have more Crucible arts what wants posting...
3. Snugglins~
Who doesn't loev a snug? It is a cuddly sort of hug. All friends get a snug. It is my other way of showering people with loev and affection in my own derpy way. I like getting snugs, so I share the love~!
4. Selphie
Okay, back in the day~, before LJ, before college, when I was a wee sprout in high school that had only recently gotten a shiny PS2 and had yet to get into Harry Potter, I found Final Fantasy VIII. I'd seen people play FF7 before, and I'd played videogames at friends' houses, but I'd never had one of my own. I payed for it myself, took it home, and had to pause it for a couple hours while I walked to the store to buy a PS1 memory card (derp me thought I could save it to my PS2 card).
I knew people that were so into fandoms they'd say "OH, I AM TOTALLY SO-AND-SO FROM SERIES XYZ!" I thought they were really kind of crazy. FF8 was a really rough game for someone who'd never played an RPG before, and I learned a lot of bad gaming habits from it, but I loved the characters. Selphie was my number one favorite, I didn't care that most of the internet thought she was obnoxious, or completely dumped her to the side in favor of GHEI BUTTSECKS amongst the entire male cast and their dads. I loved how random she was, how spacey she could be, how she seemed like she'd snorted a five pound bag of sugar before breakfast. I adored her nerdy webpage shrine to Sir Laguna that you only filled out if you found random magazines, and how her usual solutions to things were either "Love and Peace~ ♥" or "Let's blow it to smithereens~!" I wanted to get into cosplay because of her, and I'm going to be learning how to sew by making her little yellow dress. Justin says Selphie is my animu alter-ego, and it pleases me~. Although I have to say she's way smarter than I am, and if I tried using nunchaku, I'd end up hurting myself. Just ask Teagan how many times I busted my fingers at Kumoricon. That and I totally fail at computer programming, so.
But yes, Selphie is my Team Sunshine queen of computer-modding and fangeekery. Sir Lagunas, please be careful~! Selphie is not afraid to pounce and shower you with love! (Also my OTPs for Selphie have been broken thanks to Template. Mr Godot has a webpage of his own in my Selphie headcanon, and she so kept that dress.)
TRUE FACT: The only reason I got into Template was a) because I could RP something that WASN'T NARUTO, and b) because there was a Zell. Kitty taunted me with the fact that there was a Zell and used my super secret (at the time) desire to play Selphie as a way to lure me into the game. Teagan pouncing me in Kitty's journal helped with this. I adore the fact that Teagan and I made up so much random backstory for the two of them, it made playing her so much more fun. I tried picking her up at another game, but I found working her into the setting a little difficult and sort of backed out without formally dropping. I still feel bad about that. D:
5. Derp. (AND I MEAN THIS IN THE MOST LOVINGLY WAY POSSIBLE~)
Until I went to Portland a few months ago, I never said derp. I would say "duhhhh" or "durrrh~" or any similar variants thereof. Derp was a Kitty and Teagan thing that infected my vocabulary because we said it so often and I brought it home with me. Derp is that retarded sound you make when your brain shuts off and you either say or do something particularly dumb. Ammy is the Grand Master of derp. The Leader of the Derp Patrol, which has since been trimmed down since half the members left Template. ;; 3 ;; But yes, I am very easily described with derp. My life is made of fail and derp, and balanced out with spontaneous fits of Awesome. We're just special that way. ♥
Set tagged by Kaji-boo atrypical
1. Drawlingz
2. Okami
3. Selphie
4. Naruto
5. Kingdom Heartz
1. Drawlingz
Peeps don't be trippin', drawlingz is mah #1 sillz fo' realz~! Okay, quick before I have to shoot myself. ART IS KIND OF MY CRACK. Means to an end, OTP ZIRI/ARTZ. I have no idea. I love it~! Like I said before, can't go anywhere without my sketchbooks or a notepad. Also I end up drawing a good deal of my character icons, because LOL I CAN'T FIND THAT ONE EXPRESSION THAT I REALLY WANT. Or my character is just one of those characters that the fandom has not generated enough art for. WHO KNOWS. If the world was perfect I would be able to get a sweet job that paid all my bills and let me do nothing but dork around with my pencil and a huge stack of paper all day every day. It would be kind of amazing.
2. Okami
IT NEEDS MORE LOVE. And is amazingly delicious. It is so awesome that my mom is totally fine with kicking back and just watching me play it all day for several days straight. As long as my chores get done. It is a gorgeous game, pumped full of little homages to practically every Japanese legend and bit of folklore. It is a wonderful game, and while it might not be some people's cup of tea, I could replay it a bit more. I NEED TO FILL UP MY ANIMAL TOME THIS TIME. And the fishes. BLAST YOU, FISH. DX
3. Selphie
Honestly, she's been one of the easiest characters to write. Or at least she was in the beginning before I started having problems. Her chipper is very infectious, and I really enjoyed how she got on with the other characters. Her interactions with people and her dorky guitar battles, or when she geeked out with somebody. She was a high-energy character to play, and very fun. Doing fight scenes with her was also rather awesome if I do say so myself (I miss being able to rock out the battle grounds sometimes). That and seeing people's reactions to Carbuncle was so cute~!
4. Naruto
Oh, Naruto. My second venture into a huge fandom and my first break into LJ rp. I was a Narutard for quite some time, August '04 until around the time the filler arcs started in earnest and the timeskip started really going downhill. I was in nearly ten different Naruto-based RPs over the course of four years, my first character was Sakura, my second was Naruto. I tried out Zetsu and Sai as well. I had a lot of fun, but most of the games leaned towards really heavy angsty stuff, and I learned that it burned me out quickly. I enjoyed playing in the games, but I found that if the game only stresses you out more? It's best to just step out. But then again, many of the games burned themselves out before I did. I saw a lot of them just slow down and die quietly while the players got busy with Real Life. I made a lot of awesome friends, though!
But I'm still mad at Kishimoto for lying. B|
5. Kingdom Heartz
It is made of nerdy love. At least, for me. Even if it doesn't have enough FF characters in it. The first game was magical, Chain of Memories murdered me with the game mechanics, and the second one, while introducing a lot of amazing new characters, didn't quite have the same sweet mystery as the first. I adore Sora and Kairi and Riku. Roxas was a lot of snarky love. It was my favorite game for quite some time, but while it gave me a feel-good fluffy feeling, I couldn't bring myself to beat it more than once. I totally abused the FAQs just so I could get the secret endings, and I am not ashamed to admit it.
Although I have to say, I have a weak spot for a certain AU cast...
Set tagged from Jazzy~ sapling
*Drawing
*FF7/FF8/etc :l
*Selphie
*Okami
*Commissions
1. Drawing
I love it, I love drawing on anything. I've drawn on paper, on jackets, on pants, and I might even start drawing on t-shirts and selling those. I can't get enough of it, I love it. I've actually had people tell me they hate art and completely lost respect for them. Drawing is my life, and I need people who can understand that or I get unhappy really quickly.
2. FF7/FF8/etc :l
Oh Final Fantasy, it is such an abusive relationship, but I keep coming back for the sexy men. Who aren't Sephiroth. So overrated! I keep joking that FF7 was the game that blew out my first PS1 memory card, and made me replay the whole first disk again because it corrupted all my save files. And all my save files from FF8. And...three or four other RPGs I'd played. ;; 3 ;;
But yuss, favorite baddies are Kefka and Kuja (FF6 and 9 respectively), I've loved Vincent ever since FF7 first came out, and when I played it, I loved Cid. FF8 will always have a place in my heart. Besides, Laguna is the biggest fail!dork ever, I can't help but love him.
3. Selphie
SPEAKING OF SIR LAGUNA. Did I mention Selphie's a fangirl? A really nerdy fangirl? The kind that collects all the info she can on whatever she fangirls over and compiles it in websites? Yes. Selphie is admittedly rather ADD and even moreso when computers or cute boys are involved, but she only looks like a space cadet. The girl can hotwire an airship. In canon. Let's think about this for a moment. I think the only reason why she didn't try her hand at flying the Garden because it's too big and bulky. Selphie likes to go fast. Really fast. And she likes to make things go kaboom in big, big ways. What is not to love with this?
Did I mention I think she's kind of badass? I should. She's five feet of bubbly sparkles and trigger-happy chipper. How is this not amazing? She likes to consider herself travel-sized. And the perfect size to perch on desks or laps and generally be adorable. Selphie knows she's cute and is not afraid to tell you that you should be adoring her. She mostly says it out of fun and teasing, but the girl's got confidence in both herself and her skills, and is not afraid to show off for a little attention. She's probably one of those types that does calculus for fun or boredom, but prefers being nerdy over computers and her new airship (yes, she's laid claim to the Ragnarok, Squall just gets to borrow it. Her baby. Hiss!).
4. Okami
Is delicious cake and people should go play it sometime. Kaji is excused from this because Kaji has problems drawing straight lines with the analog sticks. It is a super relaxing and fun game, and considering this comes from someone who fails hardcore at videogames, that's saying a lot. I think I only got stuck three times, and it was due to my own derp. There's a few minigames that are almost painful (Kamui gate and Kai race, I am looking at YOU), but to more experienced gamers, I think they'll know what to do. If you really like Zelda, I think you should give Okami a shot. Even if you don't, if you're a nerd for Japanese mythology, I think you'll have a blast. The game is loaded with cross-references. Shoot, if nothing else, play the game for the pretty~! It's a lovely game to watch or play, and better experienced on your own PS2. (The wii copy is missing stuff, get the PS2 version! *shameless plugging is v. shameless!*)
5. Commissions
I have a love/hate relationship with these. I take them because I fail and am both jobless and a college escapee (read: left before finishing), but quite often you get the creepy customer. The one that lurks at your table or calls you at odd hours (or even several times within the span of a few days) to see how things are going. Or who asks you for skeevy stuff. Thankfully I haven't been asked to draw weird porn, but I'd probably nix that before they even handed me the cash, I'm not that desperate for money.
And then I get the really fun commissions that are a blast to do. Those little things that you never think someone will ask for that you absolutely love. I got commissioned to draw Sailor Moon one con. In whatever I wanted. Doing whatever I wanted. So I threw her in cute street clothes and slapped on a bunch of little things that were all in-series jokes. Like a Sailor V bag with a Tuxedo Mask keychain. It was wonderful, and I enjoyed working on it as much as the client loved getting it. It's those little things that make me keep coming back. I had that same amount of fun working on Gen and Abbot for Kitty and Cats and Rabbits for Fox. I am a total nerd in my own way, and I never really know which pieces I'll have a total blast with until I get them, and it's like magic when it all comes together and you just do it for the joy of it, and the money's just a bonus. I wish I got more commissions like that and less like the skeezy. PLEASE TO BE TALKING NERDY TO MY INNER GEEK. kthx.
I MIGHT BE GETTING MORE OF THESE. Which means this will be updated so I can save your f-lists from my spam. :3
Comment to this post and I will give you five subjects/things I associate with you. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.
Set tagged by Ichiberrys angeldusting
1. Ammy~
2. Sketches
3. Snugglins~
4. Selphie
5. Derp. (AND I MEAN THIS IN THE MOST LOVINGLY WAY POSSIBLE~)
1. Ammy
I SWEAR I WASN'T ADDICTED TO BEGIN WITH. I have no idea. I saw the trailers for Okami years~ before it was released, back when the first promo stuff was coming out. Even then I was all ":OOOOOO" over it, couldn't wait to get my own copy. Years came and went, I goofed up, didn't hear when it was released. And then, a magical thing happened and I spotted it in a gameshop. Actually having the money on me, I yoinked it off the shelf so hard I think I made the cashier dizzy. LUCKILY my mom wasn't feeling so good, and wanted a distraction. So in went Okami and within three days of near nonstop gaming, I was practically married to it. And then I found the icons of gajinka Ammy. I was so sold. Got all the way to the final dungeon, made a journal for her and dropped her into Sages of Chaos and Dear Mun to get a feel for how I would give her a voice, then apped her in both Template and Crucible at the same time. I HAVE NO REGRETS.
Since then she's totally grown on me. She's the derpiest character I've ever played (moar on derp later), is absolutely drama-free (well, she has her moments, but they don't last), and how could you hate that face? It might be a stupid-looking face, but really. FLUFFY DUMB PUPPY. It's like Narufox only bigger and with a potential for badass. Can I say I'm looking forward to a situation where I can pull out all the stops and have her royally kick ass? Yes. Do want battle Ammy. That's what I love about her, she's a goofball, a space case, thick headed, a bottomless pit for food, and can immediately turn around and kick butt and take names. Where can you go wrong with this? Also, she falls asleep when people TL;DR on her. Need to do that more in-game.
2. Sketches
FFFF, SKETCHES. Let me tell you something. If I can't take my sketchbook or a piece of paper and a pen somewhere, I practically break out in sweat. My shoulder bag goes with me everywhere, and I always keep a notebook in it even if my sketchbooks are too heavy for me. I AM MARRIED TO MY SKETCHBOOKS. I can hardly ever finish a piece, most of the books are full of half-finished retarded pencil sketches, but I can whip out a handful of them in half an hour. I love doing it. Sketching random retarded rp moments is a sign of love. I'm too broke to buy a proper present? Expect a drawing. I may not get it done on time, but I never forget a promise for sketches.
Also I have a history of spamming whatever RP I'm in with massive drawing-dumps. It never happened with Template, because I was concerned that I'd either get in trouble or that no one would care, but I have lots of old posts here in my personal journal of Template-inspired art. Admittedly, most of it is Team Sunshine hijinks and DMC stuff, but that is Kitty and Teagan's fault. They got me into this stuff. Which reminds me, I have more Crucible arts what wants posting...
3. Snugglins~
Who doesn't loev a snug? It is a cuddly sort of hug. All friends get a snug. It is my other way of showering people with loev and affection in my own derpy way. I like getting snugs, so I share the love~!
4. Selphie
Okay, back in the day~, before LJ, before college, when I was a wee sprout in high school that had only recently gotten a shiny PS2 and had yet to get into Harry Potter, I found Final Fantasy VIII. I'd seen people play FF7 before, and I'd played videogames at friends' houses, but I'd never had one of my own. I payed for it myself, took it home, and had to pause it for a couple hours while I walked to the store to buy a PS1 memory card (derp me thought I could save it to my PS2 card).
I knew people that were so into fandoms they'd say "OH, I AM TOTALLY SO-AND-SO FROM SERIES XYZ!" I thought they were really kind of crazy. FF8 was a really rough game for someone who'd never played an RPG before, and I learned a lot of bad gaming habits from it, but I loved the characters. Selphie was my number one favorite, I didn't care that most of the internet thought she was obnoxious, or completely dumped her to the side in favor of GHEI BUTTSECKS amongst the entire male cast and their dads. I loved how random she was, how spacey she could be, how she seemed like she'd snorted a five pound bag of sugar before breakfast. I adored her nerdy webpage shrine to Sir Laguna that you only filled out if you found random magazines, and how her usual solutions to things were either "Love and Peace~ ♥" or "Let's blow it to smithereens~!" I wanted to get into cosplay because of her, and I'm going to be learning how to sew by making her little yellow dress. Justin says Selphie is my animu alter-ego, and it pleases me~. Although I have to say she's way smarter than I am, and if I tried using nunchaku, I'd end up hurting myself. Just ask Teagan how many times I busted my fingers at Kumoricon. That and I totally fail at computer programming, so.
But yes, Selphie is my Team Sunshine queen of computer-modding and fangeekery. Sir Lagunas, please be careful~! Selphie is not afraid to pounce and shower you with love! (Also my OTPs for Selphie have been broken thanks to Template. Mr Godot has a webpage of his own in my Selphie headcanon, and she so kept that dress.)
TRUE FACT: The only reason I got into Template was a) because I could RP something that WASN'T NARUTO, and b) because there was a Zell. Kitty taunted me with the fact that there was a Zell and used my super secret (at the time) desire to play Selphie as a way to lure me into the game. Teagan pouncing me in Kitty's journal helped with this. I adore the fact that Teagan and I made up so much random backstory for the two of them, it made playing her so much more fun. I tried picking her up at another game, but I found working her into the setting a little difficult and sort of backed out without formally dropping. I still feel bad about that. D:
5. Derp. (AND I MEAN THIS IN THE MOST LOVINGLY WAY POSSIBLE~)
Until I went to Portland a few months ago, I never said derp. I would say "duhhhh" or "durrrh~" or any similar variants thereof. Derp was a Kitty and Teagan thing that infected my vocabulary because we said it so often and I brought it home with me. Derp is that retarded sound you make when your brain shuts off and you either say or do something particularly dumb. Ammy is the Grand Master of derp. The Leader of the Derp Patrol, which has since been trimmed down since half the members left Template. ;; 3 ;; But yes, I am very easily described with derp. My life is made of fail and derp, and balanced out with spontaneous fits of Awesome. We're just special that way. ♥
Set tagged by Kaji-boo atrypical
1. Drawlingz
2. Okami
3. Selphie
4. Naruto
5. Kingdom Heartz
1. Drawlingz
Peeps don't be trippin', drawlingz is mah #1 sillz fo' realz~! Okay, quick before I have to shoot myself. ART IS KIND OF MY CRACK. Means to an end, OTP ZIRI/ARTZ. I have no idea. I love it~! Like I said before, can't go anywhere without my sketchbooks or a notepad. Also I end up drawing a good deal of my character icons, because LOL I CAN'T FIND THAT ONE EXPRESSION THAT I REALLY WANT. Or my character is just one of those characters that the fandom has not generated enough art for. WHO KNOWS. If the world was perfect I would be able to get a sweet job that paid all my bills and let me do nothing but dork around with my pencil and a huge stack of paper all day every day. It would be kind of amazing.
2. Okami
IT NEEDS MORE LOVE. And is amazingly delicious. It is so awesome that my mom is totally fine with kicking back and just watching me play it all day for several days straight. As long as my chores get done. It is a gorgeous game, pumped full of little homages to practically every Japanese legend and bit of folklore. It is a wonderful game, and while it might not be some people's cup of tea, I could replay it a bit more. I NEED TO FILL UP MY ANIMAL TOME THIS TIME. And the fishes. BLAST YOU, FISH. DX
3. Selphie
Honestly, she's been one of the easiest characters to write. Or at least she was in the beginning before I started having problems. Her chipper is very infectious, and I really enjoyed how she got on with the other characters. Her interactions with people and her dorky guitar battles, or when she geeked out with somebody. She was a high-energy character to play, and very fun. Doing fight scenes with her was also rather awesome if I do say so myself (I miss being able to rock out the battle grounds sometimes). That and seeing people's reactions to Carbuncle was so cute~!
4. Naruto
Oh, Naruto. My second venture into a huge fandom and my first break into LJ rp. I was a Narutard for quite some time, August '04 until around the time the filler arcs started in earnest and the timeskip started really going downhill. I was in nearly ten different Naruto-based RPs over the course of four years, my first character was Sakura, my second was Naruto. I tried out Zetsu and Sai as well. I had a lot of fun, but most of the games leaned towards really heavy angsty stuff, and I learned that it burned me out quickly. I enjoyed playing in the games, but I found that if the game only stresses you out more? It's best to just step out. But then again, many of the games burned themselves out before I did. I saw a lot of them just slow down and die quietly while the players got busy with Real Life. I made a lot of awesome friends, though!
But I'm still mad at Kishimoto for lying. B|
5. Kingdom Heartz
It is made of nerdy love. At least, for me. Even if it doesn't have enough FF characters in it. The first game was magical, Chain of Memories murdered me with the game mechanics, and the second one, while introducing a lot of amazing new characters, didn't quite have the same sweet mystery as the first. I adore Sora and Kairi and Riku. Roxas was a lot of snarky love. It was my favorite game for quite some time, but while it gave me a feel-good fluffy feeling, I couldn't bring myself to beat it more than once. I totally abused the FAQs just so I could get the secret endings, and I am not ashamed to admit it.
Although I have to say, I have a weak spot for a certain AU cast...
Set tagged from Jazzy~ sapling
*Drawing
*FF7/FF8/etc :l
*Selphie
*Okami
*Commissions
1. Drawing
I love it, I love drawing on anything. I've drawn on paper, on jackets, on pants, and I might even start drawing on t-shirts and selling those. I can't get enough of it, I love it. I've actually had people tell me they hate art and completely lost respect for them. Drawing is my life, and I need people who can understand that or I get unhappy really quickly.
2. FF7/FF8/etc :l
Oh Final Fantasy, it is such an abusive relationship, but I keep coming back for the sexy men. Who aren't Sephiroth. So overrated! I keep joking that FF7 was the game that blew out my first PS1 memory card, and made me replay the whole first disk again because it corrupted all my save files. And all my save files from FF8. And...three or four other RPGs I'd played. ;; 3 ;;
But yuss, favorite baddies are Kefka and Kuja (FF6 and 9 respectively), I've loved Vincent ever since FF7 first came out, and when I played it, I loved Cid. FF8 will always have a place in my heart. Besides, Laguna is the biggest fail!dork ever, I can't help but love him.
3. Selphie
SPEAKING OF SIR LAGUNA. Did I mention Selphie's a fangirl? A really nerdy fangirl? The kind that collects all the info she can on whatever she fangirls over and compiles it in websites? Yes. Selphie is admittedly rather ADD and even moreso when computers or cute boys are involved, but she only looks like a space cadet. The girl can hotwire an airship. In canon. Let's think about this for a moment. I think the only reason why she didn't try her hand at flying the Garden because it's too big and bulky. Selphie likes to go fast. Really fast. And she likes to make things go kaboom in big, big ways. What is not to love with this?
Did I mention I think she's kind of badass? I should. She's five feet of bubbly sparkles and trigger-happy chipper. How is this not amazing? She likes to consider herself travel-sized. And the perfect size to perch on desks or laps and generally be adorable. Selphie knows she's cute and is not afraid to tell you that you should be adoring her. She mostly says it out of fun and teasing, but the girl's got confidence in both herself and her skills, and is not afraid to show off for a little attention. She's probably one of those types that does calculus for fun or boredom, but prefers being nerdy over computers and her new airship (yes, she's laid claim to the Ragnarok, Squall just gets to borrow it. Her baby. Hiss!).
4. Okami
Is delicious cake and people should go play it sometime. Kaji is excused from this because Kaji has problems drawing straight lines with the analog sticks. It is a super relaxing and fun game, and considering this comes from someone who fails hardcore at videogames, that's saying a lot. I think I only got stuck three times, and it was due to my own derp. There's a few minigames that are almost painful (Kamui gate and Kai race, I am looking at YOU), but to more experienced gamers, I think they'll know what to do. If you really like Zelda, I think you should give Okami a shot. Even if you don't, if you're a nerd for Japanese mythology, I think you'll have a blast. The game is loaded with cross-references. Shoot, if nothing else, play the game for the pretty~! It's a lovely game to watch or play, and better experienced on your own PS2. (The wii copy is missing stuff, get the PS2 version! *shameless plugging is v. shameless!*)
5. Commissions
I have a love/hate relationship with these. I take them because I fail and am both jobless and a college escapee (read: left before finishing), but quite often you get the creepy customer. The one that lurks at your table or calls you at odd hours (or even several times within the span of a few days) to see how things are going. Or who asks you for skeevy stuff. Thankfully I haven't been asked to draw weird porn, but I'd probably nix that before they even handed me the cash, I'm not that desperate for money.
And then I get the really fun commissions that are a blast to do. Those little things that you never think someone will ask for that you absolutely love. I got commissioned to draw Sailor Moon one con. In whatever I wanted. Doing whatever I wanted. So I threw her in cute street clothes and slapped on a bunch of little things that were all in-series jokes. Like a Sailor V bag with a Tuxedo Mask keychain. It was wonderful, and I enjoyed working on it as much as the client loved getting it. It's those little things that make me keep coming back. I had that same amount of fun working on Gen and Abbot for Kitty and Cats and Rabbits for Fox. I am a total nerd in my own way, and I never really know which pieces I'll have a total blast with until I get them, and it's like magic when it all comes together and you just do it for the joy of it, and the money's just a bonus. I wish I got more commissions like that and less like the skeezy. PLEASE TO BE TALKING NERDY TO MY INNER GEEK. kthx.
I MIGHT BE GETTING MORE OF THESE. Which means this will be updated so I can save your f-lists from my spam. :3